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Alex
Cameron

Alex Cameron is a Partner with Fasken Martineau in Toronto, with a leading practice in the areas of privacy, access to information, Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL) and civil litigation. He is also Leader of the Privacy & Information Protection Group. He has acted as counsel in a number of landmark privacy and access cases, including Jones v Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32, John Doe v. Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 and Mountain Province Diamonds v. De Beers 2014 ONSC 2026. He has acted as lead counsel before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Alex assists clients in a wide range of sectors, including numerous Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of privacy law and information security. He is panel counsel for leading cyber insurers and has acted as breach coach and counsel in numerous cyber-security, data breach and breach notification matters, including in the retail, financial services, health, telecommunications, and e-commerce sectors. He is lead author of the privacy compliance module for financial institutions and investment managers provided by Ethidex (ethidex.com).

In the access to information field, Alex assists clients in making strategic requests under freedom of information laws to obtain valuable information, including information about competitors, procurement and government relations. He also assists clients in resisting disclosure of sensitive information in circumstances where it is the subject of a request, including information submitted for approvals, as part of a reporting obligation or investigation, or in a bid responding to a request for proposal (RFP). Alex has also advised select institutions subject to access to information law on high-profile matters, including the City of Markham in relation to the $325 million GTA Centre.

Alex is a Director on the Advisory Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Canada and Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Privacy & Access Law Section. He has played a leading role in a number of CBA submissions to government, including in relation to access to information and privacy laws and anti-spam legislation. He is also co-author of Electronic Evidence and E-Discovery, an accessible guide to e-discovery published by LexisNexis.

In 2012, Alex obtained his doctorate in field of privacy law at the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology. He is a frequent speaker and commentator in his areas of practice. Select examples of his recent Representative Experience, Presentations, and Publications are listed below.

Fasken Martineau is a leading international business law and litigation firm—and a top employer. Our 770 lawyers provide a professional and vibrant work environment for students and administrative staff in our nine offices worldwide.